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poles, and the middle quite round was a north pole. I made the two oppofite ends of another flone, north poles, the op pofite fide fouth poles. An irregular ftone had two broad, flat furfaces oppofite to each other. I made half of each of these surfaces a north pole, and the other half a fouth pole.: So that the north pole of one furface was oppofite to thei fouth pole of the other. I took a tone that had a grain very apparent, running the length-ways of it. At one end of it I placed a north pole, furrounded by a fouth: at, the other a fouth furrounded by a north pole: fo that the edges of each furface had a different pole. from that which occupied: the middle.

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An Account of the ESCAPE of the CHEVALIER, after the Battle of Cullodon.

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RINCE Charles Edward, after the battle of Cullodon, was

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conveyed to what is called the Long Ifiand, where he lay for fome time concealed. But, intelligence having been obtained where he was, and a number of noops having come in queft of him, it became abfolutely neceliary for him to quit that country without delay. Mifs Flora Macdonald, then a young lady, animated by what he thought the facred principle of loyalty, offered, with the magnanimity of, a heroine, to accompany him in an open boat to Sky, though the coaft they were to quit was guarded by fhips, He dicfled hinfelf in women's clothes, and pafled as her supposed maid, by the name of Betty Bourke, an Irish girl.

They got off undifcovered, though feveral fhots were fired to bring them to, and landed at Mugshot, the feat of Sir Alexander Macdonald. Sir Alexander was then at Fort Auguftus, with the Duke of Cumberland; but his lady was at home.

Prince Charles took his poft upon a hill near the house. Flora Macdonald waited on Lady Margaret, and acquainted her of the enterprize in which fhe was engaged. Her ladyfhip, whofe active benevolence was ever feconded by fuperior talents, fhewed a perfect prefence of mind, and readiness of invention, and at once fettled that Prince Charles fhould be conducted to old Rafay, who was himself concealed with fome felect friends. The plan was inftantly communicated to Kingsburgh, who was difpatched to the hill to inform the wanderer, and carry him refreshments. When Kingfburgh approached, he ftarted up, and advanced, holding a large knotted flick, and in appearance ready to knock him down, till he faid, "I am Macdonald of Kingfburgh, come to serve your Highness." The wanderer anfwered, "It is well," and was fatisfied with the plan.

Flora Macdonald dined with Lady Margaret, at whofe table there fat an Officer of the army, ftationed here with a party of foldiers, to watch for Prince Charles, in cafe of his flying to the isle of Sky. She afterwards often laughed in good humour with this gentleman, on her having fo well deceived him.

After dinner, Flora Macdonald, on horseback, and her fuppofed maid and Kingsburgh, with a servant carrying some linen, all on foot, proceeded towards that gentleman's house. Upon the road was a fmall rivulet, which they were obliged to crofs. The wanderer forgetting his affumed fex, that his clothes might not be wet, held them up a great deal too high. Kingsburgh mentioned this to him, obferving it might make a difcovery. He said he would be more careful for the future. He was as good as his word: the next brook they croffed, he did not hold up his clothes at all, but let them float upon the water. He was very awkward in his female drefs. His fize was fo large, and his ftrides fo great, that fome women, whom they met, reported that they had feen a very big woman, who looked like a man in women's clothes, and that

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perhaps it was the Prince, after whom fo much fearch was making.

At Kingsburgh he met with a moft cordial reception; feemed gay at fupper, and after it indulged himfelf in a cheerful glafs with his worthy hoft. As he had not had his clothes off for a long time, the comfort of a good bed was highly relished by him, and he flept foundly till next day at one d'clock.

The miftrefs of Corrichatachin told me, that in the forenoon The went into her father's room, who was also in bed, and fuggefted to him her apprehenfions that a party of the military might come up, and that his gueft and he had better not remain too long. Her father faid, "Let the poor man repose 'himself after his fatigues: and as for me, I care not, though they take off this old grey head ten, or eleven years fooner than I should die in the courfe of nature." He then wrapped himself in the bed clothes, and again fell fast asleep. On the afternoon of that day, the wanderer, ftill in the fame drefs, fet out for Portree, with Flora Macdonald, and a man fervant. His fhoes being very bad, Kingsburgh provided him with a new pair, and taking up the old ones, faid, "I will faithfully keep them till you are safely settled at St. James's. I will then introduce myself, by fhaking them at you, to put you in mind of your night's entertainment and protection under my roof." He fmiled, and faid, " Be as good as your word:" Kingsburgh kept the fhoes as long as he lived. After his death, a zealous Jacobite gentleman gave twenty guineas for them.

Old Mrs. Macdonald, after her gueft had left the house, took the fheets in which he had lain, folded them carefully, and charged her daughter that they should be kept unwashed, and that, when she died, her body should be wrapped in them

* The name of the Writer of this Narrative did not come to the Printer's knowledge,

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as a winding sheet. Her will was religioufly obferved. Upon the road to Portree, Prince Charles changed his drefs, and put on man's clothes again; a tartan fhort coat and waistcoat, with philibeg and short hose, a plaid, a wig, and a bonnet.

Mr. Donald M'Donald, called Donald Roy, had been fent exprefs to the prefent Ralay, then the young Laird, who was at that time at his fifter's house, about three miles from Portree, attending his brother Dr. Macleod, who was recovering from a wound he had received at the battle of Cullodon. Mr. M.Donald communicated to young Rafay the plan of conveying the wanderer to where old Rafay was; but was told that old Rafay had fled to Knoidart, a part of Glen gary's eflate. There was then a dilemma what should be done. Donald Roy proposed that he should conduct the wanderer to the main land; but young Rafay thought it too dangerous at that, time, and faid it would be better to conceal him in the ifland of Rafay, till old Rafay could be informed where he was, and give his advice what was beft. But the difficulty was how to get him to Rafay. They could not trust a Portree crew, and all the Rafay boats had been destroyed, or carried off by the military, except two belonging to Malcolm M'Leod, which he had concealed fomewhere.

Dr. M'Leod, being informed of this difficulty, faid he would rifk his life once more for Prince Charles; and it having occurred, that there was a little boat upon a fresh-water lake in the neighbourhood, the two brothers, with the help of fome women, brought it to the fea, by extraordinary exertion, acrof a Highland mile of land, one half of which was a bog, the other a fleep precipice

Thefe gallant brothers, with the affiftance of one little boy, rowed the boat to Rafay, where they were to find Captain Macleod, as Malcolm was then called,, and got one of his good boats, with which they might return to Portree, and receive the wanderer; or, in cafe of not finding him, they were to make the fmall boat ferve, though the danger was con fiderable.

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Fortunately, on their landing, they found Malcolm, who, with the utmost alacrity, got ready one of his boats, with two fturdy men, John M'Kenzy and Donald M'Friar. Malcolm, being the moft cautious, faid, that as young Rafay had not hitherto appeared in the unfortunate business, he ought not to run any risk; but that Dr. M'Leod and himself fhould go on this expedition. Young Rafay anfwered with an oath, that he would go at the risk of his life and fortune. "In God's name then, faid Malcolm, let us proceed." The two boatmen, however, now stopped fhort, till they fhould be informed of their destination; and M'Kenzy declared he would not move an oar, till they knew where they were going. Upon which they were both fworn to fecrefy; and the bufinefs being imparted to them, they were keen for putting off to fea without lols of time. The boat foon landed about half a mile from the inn at Portree.

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MYRILLUS was born in the island of Candia; but had his

CYRILI

education at Venice; from whence, after finishing his ftudies, he travelled into other parts of Christendom; became acquainted with the Reformed Churches, and began to exprefs his dislike of the tenets and practices of the Church of Rome. Returning home extremely well accomplished, with regard both to learning and experience, he was foon taken notice of by Meletius, his countryman, at that time Patriarch of Alexandria, who conferred upon him the order of priesthood, and afterwards made him Superior of a Convent. In the year 1600 the Patriarch difpatched him with a letter to Sigifmund III. King of Poland, on occafion of feveral Bishops of LithuVOL. XIII. 3 Y

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